At Alpington we love reading and want children to know the joy and excitement of getting stuck into a really good book.

Inspiring children to read is an ongoing project, involving both school and home.  There is a whole world of books out there and it’s not always easy to know what’s good, what’s age appropriate and what your unique individual child with enjoy.  Like adults, children love to read the same books again and again and to read series of books by the same author.  However, it is also important to branch out and try something new.

Below are some recommendations from adults and children in our school.  There are also some websites which you might find useful.  There are some good search tools which filter books by age or theme and also some “best books ever” lists.

Whatever you enjoy, we would love to hear about it.  If you have a book recommendation for our list, please e-mail it to your class e-mail and we will keep this page up to date.